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What is SMTP? And how does SMTP authentication help fight spam?

Whenever you send an email, the process would not be possible without the SMTP protocol. It’s used by mail servers to relay outgoing email messages from the senders and to the recipients. Unfortunately, spammers started abusing a loophole in the protocol – until SMTP authentication put a stop to this trick.
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Email Security Spam
263 people found this article helpful.

How does email work?

Have you ever wondered what happens with your email after you hit Send? Email is something we use every day, but most of us don’t know what happens behind the scenes to transmit our message from point A to point B. mail.com explains the steps your email takes along the way – and don’t worry, we promise not to get too technical!
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Email Inbox
185 people found this article helpful.

Why is it hard to detect sarcasm in texts, emails and apps?

Your friend writes that a first date “…could not have gone better”. She even posts a status update saying “my date is absolutely fantastic.” Was it true love or a fiasco? If you can’t tell, you are not alone. Sarcasm is hard to interpret in written form and even sometimes in person. mail.com explains why - and helps you do better.
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Email Netiquette Trends
89 people found this article helpful.

Email read receipts: Should I request receipts and how do they work?

Are you sending an important email and want to make sure that the recipient actually opened and read it? One way to make sure is by requesting a read receipt. But are they always the best choice?  Learn how and when to request a read receipt, and your alternatives for getting an email confirmation.
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Email Inbox Netiquette Office
70 people found this article helpful.

Unused emails: What happens to inactive accounts?

A lot of people have a “junk” email address or an old account they rarely log in to. But did you know that unused accounts can risk your online security and your data, and that inactive email accounts can “expire”? Explore your options for inactive email addresses.
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Email Phishing Privacy Security
290 people found this article helpful.

Where is my mail!? How to find and retrieve lost emails

You’re sure you had an email about last week’s project in a folder, but now it’s nowhere to be found. Or even worse, you know you saw a new email from your grandma, but when you go to your inbox to look at it, it’s gone! Keep calm and read this blog post – mail.com will show you where to look.
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Email Folders Inbox
65 people found this article helpful.

What is a mailer daemon – and why did my email bounce back?

It’s the dreaded bounce message: “Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender.” If you receive it, it means something went wrong and your email never made it to the intended recipient. But why can’t some emails be delivered, and who is the mysterious “mailer daemon” who sends them back to you?
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Email Phishing Spam
1,028 people found this article helpful.

How to turn on email notifications with mail.com

Tired of checking for new emails through multiple sources and accounts? Surely, you think, there must be an easier way to stay on top of your messages! And there is: MailCheck provides quick access to your inbox(es) as well as instant email notifications in your browser.
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Browser Email Features
1,904 people found this article helpful.

Importing contacts into your email account

Keeping track of all your contacts can sometimes seem like a daunting task – checking through your multiple accounts and sources to find that email address that you absolutely need. The experience, however, can be made effortless by importing your email contacts to your online mail.com address book!
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Contacts Email Features Life-hack
212 people found this article helpful.

How to compose an email with mail.com: Discover your options

You’re writing an email in your mail.com account and would like to change the font – is that possible? Where do you click to add a recipient from your address book? And is there even a spellcheck? Today we’ll give you a tour of the Compose E-mail window. Plus tips and tricks you should definitely use when writing an email.
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Email Features How-to Inbox
383 people found this article helpful.

What is an email domain and how to choose one

An email address always has the same structure: the user name in front of the @ symbol and a domain name behind it. But what is the email domain all about? And what are your options for customizing the email domain to create a unique email address? Keep reading to get the exclusive on email domains!
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Domains Email Features
239 people found this article helpful.

Does email work in space? How astronauts send emails

When humans first landed on the moon almost 53 years ago, email had not even been invented. Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds since 1969, however, and now astronauts have more options for keeping in touch with their colleagues and family back on Earth.
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Email History
82 people found this article helpful.

Life hack: How – and why – to send an email to yourself

“Send emails to myself!?” you may be thinking… but it’s not as strange as it may sound at first. In fact, sending emails to yourself makes a lot of sense! Today we explore how writing yourself an email can be an effective life hack – plus how to email your future self.
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Backup Email Inbox Life-hack
220 people found this article helpful.

What is the best email signature font?

When creating an email signature, you probably put some thought into the wording and what information to include. But the font you choose is also important – not only in how you are perceived, but in how legible your signature will be on different devices. So what is the best font for your email signature?
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Email How-to Inbox
78 people found this article helpful.

How do I know if my email was hacked? Warning signs and what to do

How do you know if your email has been hacked or comprised? And if it happens, how can you block cybercriminals and regain control of your account? Discover the most common signs of a hacker attack and what to do about them.
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Email Inbox Security
296 people found this article helpful.

Get email help with the mail.com FAQs and Help Center

Looking for help with your mail.com account? If you visit the mail.com Help Center, you’ll find answers to most of your questions about our email, cloud storage, mail apps and other features.And new FAQs provide answers to customers’ most urgent questions in a single click.
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Email mail.com
288 people found this article helpful.

Why can’t I log in to my mail.com email account?

Are you having problems logging into your mail.com account? Because we know how important your email is, the mail.com blog is here to help. Can’t sign in to your mail.com account? Try these quick fixes. Today, we look at nine troubleshooting tips to help you sign in again.

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Email Password Security
125 people found this article helpful.

Spinach email & messages to trees: Plants that send & receive emails

You may have heard of people setting up email accounts or social media accounts for their pets. But for a tree!? It turns out that plant emails are actually a thing, and not just for bored owners of houseplants. Feel like sending a message to your favorite tree? In Melbourne, it’s possible! Scientists and local politicians have sown the seeds for this green phenomenon.

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Email Trends
177 people found this article helpful.

Artificial intelligence and email writing

Have you ever stared at your full email inbox and wished you could wave a magic wand to write a reply to each one? While that future has not yet arrived, artificial intelligence is already making its mark on some aspects of email writing. How do you write better emails with artificial intelligence? Find out how AI is becoming an increasingly commonplace tool in the email writing process.

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Email Trends
55 people found this article helpful.

What is IMAP? What is POP3? Do I need to use them?

If you have ever set up an email account in an email program or app, you may have come across the acronyms “IMAP,” “POP” or sometimes “POP3.” Did you wonder which one to choose, or why you even needed them? Do you need to set up IMAP or POP3 to check your emails? We explain POP3 vs IMAP, what these terms stand for, and how using each one affects your email account.

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Android App Email iOS
236 people found this article helpful.
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